[PDF] Top 20 Resolution VIII.28 Modus operandi of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP)

... so, the National Focal Point should, as much as possible, consult with and seek input from other experts and expert bodies in his/her ...country. The Focal Point is encouraged to use ... See full document

... THANKING the governments of Finland, Norway, Tanzania, and the United Kingdom, and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Secretariat ... See full document

... 16. STRP NFPs are provided with full access to the Web-based STRP Support Service mechanism so that they may have input to all stages of the Panel’s work, including the ... See full document

... by the Ramsar Convention’s Scientific & Technical Review Panel in response to the request from the Contracting Parties in Resolution ...Assessing and ... See full document

... as the direct impacts of HPAI H5N1 on susceptible birds, public attitudes (and therefore support for wetland conservation, particularly of Ramsar sites and other wetlands of ... See full document

... Notwithstanding the above comments the STRP has, through the efforts of a number of its members and observers, made a lot of progress in this ...people and ... See full document

... recognises the value of rice-wetland farming and in 2008 at the Chang- won meeting of Contracting Parties adopted Reso- lution ...consideration of the biodiversity ... See full document

... from the three na- tional governments, participatory workshops were held in Togo, Ghana and Senegal, highlighting specific guidance needs and tar- get ...audiences. The project seeks to help ... See full document

... “[T]his review and guidance has been prepared to provide a general introduction to GIS issues, its application not only for wetland inventory, but also for wetland assessment and monitoring purposes ... See full document

... COP10 Resolution X.26 the Convention drew atten- tion to increasing global pressures on wetlands from extractive industries, a subject on which African Parties in particular had been expressing ...concern. ... See full document

... that the Panel should, especially when considering a new or emerging issue within its mandate, first prepare and issue to Contracting Parties and others a Scientific & ... See full document

... under review opportunities for initiating other tasks requested of the Panel within its thematic work area (as listed for 2006-2011 in Annex 2 of Resolution ...IX.2), and ... See full document

... 16. STRP NFPs are provided with full access to the Web-based STRP Support Service mechanism so that they may have input to all stages of the Panel’s work, including the ... See full document

... understand and become familiar with the proposed revi- sions, presentations are being made to all forthcoming regional ...demonstrating the antici- pated new on-line reporting tool currently under ... See full document

... However, the level of information in the Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands is the minimum necessary for determining management steps to maintain the ecological character of a ... See full document

... understanding of the Ramsar Convention and STRP processes as well as to specifically ad- vance some of the key STRP ...Management of Urban Wetlands, Wetlands ... See full document

... functions), the STRP Chair raised the specific issue of the request received by Algeria for advice regarding removal of two Ramsar sites (Oasis de Ouled Said and Lac ... See full document

... recognizes the hugely im- portant role that wetlands play in supporting the livelihoods and wellbeing of millions of people living in developing ...production and wetland ... See full document

... In the Strategic Plan 1997-2002 it was explicitly acknowledged that each Contracting Party would be free to choose the extent to which it would implement the Plan, the level of ... See full document

... instructed the STRP to develop a set of “indicators of the effectiveness of the implementation of the ...with the parallel CBD process that is ... See full document